theHunter Classic — patch notes and updates
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Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
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| LEAGUE COMPETITION & SALES | 2026-05-01 | Howdy! Next up on Rougarou Bayou is American Black Duck. Find out what it’s all about and join in for a chance to win hefty prizes in em$! SEE THE COMPETITION DETAILSWEEKLY SALE!✅ Pump Action Shotguns✅ Retrievers✅ Waterfowling Gear✅ Tents Up to 40% off! SEE ALL THE ITEMS ON SALE🕙 Sale ends on May 8th, 7:00 am UTC |
| LEAGUE COMPETITION & SALES | 2026-04-24 | Howdy! First up on Rougarou Bayou is Feral Hog.Find out what it’s all about and join in for a chance to win hefty prizes in em$! SEE THE COMPETITION DETAILSWEEKLY SALE!✅ .340 Weatherby Magnum Bolt Action Rifle✅ .30-06 Rifles✅ Towers✅ Tents Up to 40% off! SEE ALL THE ITEMS ON SALE🕙 Sale ends on May 1st, 7:00 am UTC |
| LEAGUE COMPETITION & SALES | 2026-04-17 | Howdy! Next up on Hemmeldal is Brown Bear. Find out what it’s all about and join in for a chance to win hefty prizes in em$! SEE THE COMPETITION DETAILSWEEKLY SALE!✅ Compound Bow "Parker Python"✅ 10 GA Lever Action Shotgun✅ Tripod Stands✅ Tents Up to 40% off! SEE ALL THE ITEMS ON SALE🕙 Sale ends on April 24th, 7:00 am UTC |
| QoL and Moose Skulls | 2026-04-15 | Camera becoming very bright in the Rustic Lodge - fixed The tripod air-walking bug - fixed (sorry, not sorry about this one) When rolling over to a new day on the same hunt, tracks from day 1 were not removed - fixed Trophy shot mode UI remained on screen after dying in trophy shot mode - fixed Dismantling large equipment while having other large equipment equipped caused a doubling up bug - fixed The grass looking strange after fast travel between lodges - fixed Game crashing if the Player dies in trophy shot mode - fixed Additional lighting remain enabled after exiting trophy shot mode - fixed Lodge crashes caused by certain Rocky Mountain |
| LEAGUE COMPETITION & SALES | 2026-04-10 | Howdy! Next up on Hemmeldal is Wood Grouse.Find out what it’s all about and join in for a chance to win hefty prizes in em$! SEE THE COMPETITION DETAILSWEEKLY SALE!✅ .357 Revolvers✅ Recurves✅ Ground Blinds✅ Tents Up to 40% off! SEE ALL THE ITEMS ON SALE🕙 Sale ends on April 17th, 7:00 am UTC |
| TRUClips | 2026-04-03 | Howdy Hunters, Have you heard of TRUClips? Of course not, we just made it up. Starting today, you can upload short form media (shorts) to a platform of your choice for a chance to win prizes in-game. No, you may not exchange the prize for cash. Create your most entertaining video in short form and submit it via the form at the bottom. Please read through the rules. We will enforce them. The competition ends at 21:59 UTC, 30th April. Winners will be announced on Stream Wednesday 6th May. Please make sure when you submit the video, you enter the correct in-game name. 50 winners in total will be chosen.The video must qualify as a short. You may |
| LEAGUE COMPETITION & SALES | 2026-04-03 | Howdy! Next up on Hemmeldal is Eurasian Lynx.Find out what it’s all about and join in for a chance to win hefty prizes in em$! SEE THE COMPETITION DETAILSWEEKLY SALE!✅ .223 Rifles✅ Tenpoint Crossbows✅ Tripod Stands✅ Tents Up to 40% off! SEE ALL THE ITEMS ON SALE🕙 Sale ends on April 10th, 7:00 am UTC |
| MINI-EVENT | 2026-04-01 | Howdy! With the backend update still underway, we thought we'd bring back an old favorite, the Roebit! You may remember this little critter from 2021. You'll find them on Val-des-Bois and Bushrangers Run hiding amongst the European Rabbits. They're fairly rare, but you will find a couple of Roebits in each spawn. Roebits will be around for 7 days.There's only a tiered Competition (much safer than trying to launch an old event), and please be aware that since we can only use things already in the backend at this stage, the trophies will be the original 2021 trophies with their original text. The competition will be active for 5 days. There is |
| LEAGUE COMPETITION & SALES | 2026-03-27 | Howdy! First up on Hemmeldal is Moose. Find out what it’s all about and join in for a chance to win hefty prizes in em$! SEE THE COMPETITION DETAILSWEEKLY SALE!✅ .45-70 Rifles✅ .300 Bolt Action Rifle✅ Compound Bow "Snakebite"✅ Tents Up to 40% off! SEE ALL THE ITEMS ON SALE🕙 Sale ends on April 3rd, 7:00 am UTC |
| LEAGUE COMPETITION & SALES | 2026-03-20 | Howdy! Next up on Hirschfelden is Wild Boar. Find out what it’s all about and join in for a chance to win hefty prizes in em$! SEE THE COMPETITION DETAILSWEEKLY SALE!✅ .405 Lever Action Rifles✅ 8x57 Bolt Action Rifles✅ Tree Stands✅ Tents Up to 40% off! SEE ALL THE ITEMS ON SALE🕙 Sale ends on March 27th, 7:00 am UTC |
| LEAGUE COMPETITION & SALES | 2026-03-13 | Howdy! Next up on Hirschfelden is Canada Goose.Find out what it’s all about and join in for a chance to win hefty prizes in em$! SEE THE COMPETITION DETAILSWEEKLY SALE!✅ .22 Guns✅ .17 HMR Lever Action Rifles✅ Waterfowling Gear✅ Tents Up to 40% off! SEE ALL THE ITEMS ON SALE🕙 Sale ends on March 20th, 7:00 am UTC |
| LEAGUE COMPETITION & SALES | 2026-03-06 | Howdy! Next up on Hirschfelden is Red Fox. Find out what it’s all about and join in for a chance to win hefty prizes in em$! SEE THE COMPETITION DETAILSWEEKLY SALE!✅ .223 Rifles✅ Reverse Draw Crossbows✅ Tripod Stands✅ Tents Up to 40% off! SEE ALL THE ITEMS ON SALE🕙 Sale ends on March 13th, 7:00 am UTC |
| LEAGUE COMPETITION & SALES | 2026-02-27 | Howdy! First up on Hirschfelden is Roe Deer. Find out what it’s all about and join in for a chance to win hefty prizes in em$! SEE THE COMPETITION DETAILSWEEKLY SALE!✅ Pulsars✅ Extra Scopes✅ Towers✅ Tents Up to 40% off! SEE ALL THE ITEMS ON SALE🕙 Sale ends on March 6th, 7:00 am UTC |
| LEAGUE COMPETITION & SALES | 2026-02-20 | Howdy! Next up on Redfeather Falls is Black Bear. Find out what it’s all about and join in for a chance to win hefty prizes in em$! SEE THE COMPETITION DETAILSWEEKLY SALE!✅ .30 R O/U Break Action Rifles✅ .30-06 Rifles✅ Tree Stands✅ Tents Up to 40% off! SEE ALL THE ITEMS ON SALE🕙 Sale ends on February 27th, 7:00 am UTC |
| Valentines 2026 | 2026-02-13 | Howdy Hunters! We know it's on the heels of another event, but for science. You see, we want to test out a mini-event with a proper campaign, not like our previous mini-events, which just featured competitions. Since so many of you were asking for Valentine's Day, it seemed like a good idea to test this out now.There's a short mission (completing it won't just give you points on completion, the requirements themselves will give you points too), a tiered competition, collectibles, and points for shooting animals in the heart. The rewards are not quite so mini, so what are you waiting for? Participate for the prizes, the trophies, and the glory |
| LEAGUE COMPETITION & SALES | 2026-02-13 | Howdy! Next up on Redfeather Falls is Whitetail Deer.Find out what it’s all about and join in for a chance to win hefty prizes in em$! SEE THE COMPETITION DETAILSWEEKLY SALE!✅ .270 Bolt Action Rifles✅ 8x57 Rifles✅ Shooting Tripod Rests✅ Tents Up to 40% off! SEE ALL THE ITEMS ON SALE🕙 Sale ends on February 20th, 7:00 am UTC |
| Balance fix | 2026-02-06 | * Trophy shot light fix * Sitka deer AI change |
| LEAGUE COMPETITION & SALES | 2026-02-06 | Howdy! Next up on Redfeather Falls is Blacktail Deer. Find out what it’s all about and join in for a chance to win hefty prizes in em$! SEE THE COMPETITION DETAILSWEEKLY SALE!✅ Tenpoint Carbon Fusion Crossbow✅ 6.5x55 Rifles✅ Tripod Stands✅ Tents Up to 40% off! SEE ALL THE ITEMS ON SALE🕙 Sale ends on February 13th, 7:00 am UTC |
| Hotfix | 2026-02-05 | * Polar Bears were discovered carrying illegal camo tech. This has been removed from them with extreme prejudice and their supply of these tools has been cut off. |
| Whiterime is Coming 2026 | 2026-02-04 | Howdy Hunters! Really, who would want to celebrate Valentine's Day when you can pick a fight with a vicious bunny and some Hitchcock-inspired birds? But we've heard you, stay tuned. Meanwhile, we've got the usual Mission and 3 tiered comps spread over the week and the old-style Campaign. So bundle up and head over to Whiterime Ridge for a nice selection of new creepy critters. We couldn't ignore the werewolves for this, you know how much they like to play with our hunters, and the Wendigos were so excited that some of them turned white. Yes, you have pale and creepy Wendigos hiding in the snow this time. Enjoy them! But that's not all. The Sn |